Links I Just Kind of Like a Lot

This week has not been great for keeping up with frankly much of anything, except maybe toothbrushing. Oh, and I somehow managed to catch my thumb in the salad-spinner mechanism, thereby proving that even fresh greens can be a dangerous thing in my house.

So instead of the usual links from all over, I’m going back to some places that have always struck me as wonderfully useful, or fun to poke around in, or just nice. Comfort links, if you will.

Rockland County (NY) Cemeteries: Another one of those areas right outside NYC that seems really mysterious to out-of-towners because “New York” coverage often just means five boroughs. This is a great, descriptive table, courtesy of the Genealogical Society of Rockland County.

New York City Vital Records: I can’t not list this, well-known as it is. It’s like an old friend I drop in on every so often. “Hey there! Seen any of my peeps lately?” Also I send them a little something at Christmas because they are just that cool.

Mocavo.com: Never a dull moment plugging in a surname on this genealogy metasearch site. OK, well, there are actually quite a few dull moments — you know how it goes — but like the NYC vital records, you just never know what will pop up when. I recently found a burial record here for a baby I’d assumed I was never going to find.

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4 Comments on “Links I Just Kind of Like a Lot”

Just found out that my local library has taken its wonderful photo collection offline due to budget cuts. Very sad. The originals are still available, with a hard copy index in a 3-ring binder, if you can get down to the library during its business hours. I had been so spoiled my the ease and accessibility of the online collection!

As a founding member of the Troy Irish Genealogy Group I want to thank the author for her kind words. Our group works tirelessly to bring vital records to the public free via our Website. We continue to seek out records to transcribe and always welcome volunteer transcribers. Bill McGrath, our Project Manager and Jeanne Keefe our Website Coordinator are the rocks that our organization are founded on. Special thanks to them.
Kristin Cooney-Ayotte